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Wait til you see the names of the actual teams in the Japanese baseball league.

by walthamstow 2mo ago

Azurealistic 2mo ago
Any examples?
- filoleg 2mo ago
  They basically embed company names directly into team names. Here is a couple of examples: Fukuoka Softbank Hawks and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
- haunter 2mo ago
  Most of the NPB teams are corporate owned and named - Chunichi Dragons > Chunichi Shimbun (news corporation) - Hanshin Tigers > Hanshin Electric Railway - Tokyo Yakult Swallows > Yakult Honsha (yes, the probiotic milk beverage company) - Yokohama DeNA BayStars > DeNA (ecommerce/mobile games/online services) - Yomiuri Giants > Yomiuri Shimbun (media conglomerate) - Chiba Lotte Marines > Lotte Holdings (related to the South Korean Lotte Corporation mostly known for their confectionery and ice creams) - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks > SoftBank (I think everyone knows them on HN) - Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters > Nippon Ham (food processing) - Orix Buffaloes > Orix (investment banking) - Saitama Seibu Lions > Seibu Railway - Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles > Rakuten (I think everyone knows them on HN) But that's not a Japanese only thing, the Korean (KBO) and Taiwanese (CPBL) baseball leagues are the same Kia Tigers, KT Wiz, LG Twins, Lotte Giants, Samsung Lions CTBC Brothers, Rakuten Monkeys, Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions, Fubon Guardians And not even a baseball thing only the football teams in the region are the same
masfuerte 2mo ago
This Indian cricket team is splendidly named: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pune_Warriors_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pune_Warriors_India
inopinatus 2mo ago
Real pro cycling teams: SmartStop-Mountain Khakis p/b Jittery Joe's Bodysol EuroMillions Pôle Continental Wallon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_WorldTeam#2026 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_WorldTeam#2026 for this year's crop of linoleum manufacturers, insurance firms, and sportswashing petro-states.
- noitpmeder 2mo ago
  I mean F1 teams are literally named directly after their corporate owners too (who are not necessarily the ones designing the engines/...) and people seem to love that.
  - walthamstow 2mo ago
    One German football team is named after a pharmaceuticals multinational. (A special case, it was the workers team for the Bayer plant, like Woolwich Arsenal or 'Locomotiv' of many Slavic cities)
    - sofixa 2mo ago
      At least that one started as a worker's club. The worse offender is named after an energy drink.
- tokai 2mo ago
  Those two teams are/were not professional. Not that you are wrong about naming conventions.

Wait til you see the names of the actual teams in the Japanese baseball league.

Azurealistic 2mo ago

Any examples?

filoleg 2mo ago
They basically embed company names directly into team names. Here is a couple of examples: Fukuoka Softbank Hawks and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
haunter 2mo ago
Most of the NPB teams are corporate owned and named - Chunichi Dragons > Chunichi Shimbun (news corporation) - Hanshin Tigers > Hanshin Electric Railway - Tokyo Yakult Swallows > Yakult Honsha (yes, the probiotic milk beverage company) - Yokohama DeNA BayStars > DeNA (ecommerce/mobile games/online services) - Yomiuri Giants > Yomiuri Shimbun (media conglomerate) - Chiba Lotte Marines > Lotte Holdings (related to the South Korean Lotte Corporation mostly known for their confectionery and ice creams) - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks > SoftBank (I think everyone knows them on HN) - Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters > Nippon Ham (food processing) - Orix Buffaloes > Orix (investment banking) - Saitama Seibu Lions > Seibu Railway - Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles > Rakuten (I think everyone knows them on HN) But that's not a Japanese only thing, the Korean (KBO) and Taiwanese (CPBL) baseball leagues are the same Kia Tigers, KT Wiz, LG Twins, Lotte Giants, Samsung Lions CTBC Brothers, Rakuten Monkeys, Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions, Fubon Guardians And not even a baseball thing only the football teams in the region are the same

masfuerte 2mo ago

This Indian cricket team is splendidly named: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pune_Warriors_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pune_Warriors_India

inopinatus 2mo ago

Real pro cycling teams: SmartStop-Mountain Khakis p/b Jittery Joe's Bodysol EuroMillions Pôle Continental Wallon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_WorldTeam#2026 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_WorldTeam#2026 for this year's crop of linoleum manufacturers, insurance firms, and sportswashing petro-states.

noitpmeder 2mo ago
I mean F1 teams are literally named directly after their corporate owners too (who are not necessarily the ones designing the engines/...) and people seem to love that.
- walthamstow 2mo ago
  One German football team is named after a pharmaceuticals multinational. (A special case, it was the workers team for the Bayer plant, like Woolwich Arsenal or 'Locomotiv' of many Slavic cities)
  - sofixa 2mo ago
    At least that one started as a worker's club. The worse offender is named after an energy drink.
tokai 2mo ago
Those two teams are/were not professional. Not that you are wrong about naming conventions.